Keno game playing apparatus

• US 5,192,076 A
• Filed: 11/14/1991
• Issued: 03/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Sigma Corporation (Avis Budget Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Komori, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US07/793,293
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 273/138 R, 273/138 A, 273/237, 273/433, 273/434, 273/437, 273/438, 273/454, 273/460, 364/410, 364/411, 364/412
• US Class Current: 463/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2444 Light detector
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/247 audible, e.g. using a loudspeaker
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/142 with pay-out or rewarding with a prize
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0645 Electric lottos or bingo games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0468 Electronic dice; electronic dice simulators

Abstract

A keno-game playing apparatus of this invention includes display units for displaying a state of progress of a game. The number of numerals selected so far by the keno-game playing apparatus and the corresponding number of hits are visually displayed on these display units.

Claims

1. A Keno game playing apparatus comprising:

first display means for displaying a plurality of natural numbers;

designating means for designating a plurality of designated numbers chosen by a player from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means;

random number generating means for randomly generating a subset of numbers comprising a plurality of randomly generated numbers from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means;

selection display means, responsive to said random number generating means, for sequentially displaying the plurality of randomly generated numbers from the plurality of natural numbers displayed on said first display means;

judging means for judging whether which, if any, of said plurality of designated numbers coincide with the subset of randomly generated numbers; and

second display means having a plurality of blocks arranged in a single line, each of said blocks being sequentially changed to a first color whenever a random number from said subset of numbers coincides with a designated number from said plurality of designated numbers and to a second color whenever a designated number from said plurality of designated numbers does not coincide with a random number from said subset of numbers;

said first color being indicative of a player hit;

said second color being indicative of a player miss;

whereby, the player can visually determine the relative number of hits from misses by looking at the color of each block in the second display means as each random number from the subset of natural numbers is generated.

2. A Keno game playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of blocks is comprised of twenty blocks, separated into groups of five blocks.